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Diverse books left in trash at NYC school with worrying notes: 'Not approved'

Hundreds of new books — which featured stories about race, immigration, and LGBTQ+ lives — were found in the trash with sticky notes documenting their content.

Bill O'Reilly Really Likes You

The conservative, argumentative host of Fox News's The O'Reilly Factor favors gay rights laws and gay adoptionaEUR"but does wish that gays would shut up already. [Reposted form the September 17, 2002 issue of The Advocate .]

Don't Listen to Debbie Downers: Tuesday Was a Big Win

Anyone who thought a big blue wave would fix everything in an instant doesn't understand the history of this nation.

Tuc Watkins Is the Bisexual in 'Boys in the Band'

The out father of twins returns for the 50th anniversary of The Boys in the Band, bringing wisdom and knowledge to a universal struggle. 

What It Means to Be a 'Patriot'

It's OK to love someone or something imperfect.

Pauley Perrette Says No on 8

NCIS star Pauley Perrette writes a letter against Prop. 8.

Reading the Far Right: Applauding the Trans Ban and Misusing History

Among this week's farthest-out assertions: Trump's trans ban was an act of love, and Hitler was inspired by progressives.

Ira Madison on Liz Warren, Taylor Swift, and Midterm Mania

When it comes to going low, this erudite podcaster is in some disagreement with Michelle Obama.

Reading the Far Right: Hate for Paul Ryan, Immigrants, and LGBTs

As we read these sites so you don't have to, we look at the daggers suddenly pointed at the House Speaker.

HRC President Chad Griffin Apologizes to Trans People

HRC president Chad Griffin gave the keynote speech at the Southern Comfort Conference focusing on transgender people and their lives.

Wading Your Way Through Hollywood

Reichen Lehmkuhl switches hats for his second column and leaves the activist at the door as he offers some sage advice for Hollywood hopefuls. Whether you're gay or straight, what Reichen has to say about "talent" puts the business that is entertainment into perspective.

Interview with a vampire

David Moretti may be new at being out, but the star of Here network's latest romp The Lair already knows a thing or two about being a sex symbol.

Lance Loud: A death in An American Family

Just days before he passed away on December 22, Lance Loud completed an essay about his life for The Advocate's year-in-review issue, written from the hospice in which he lay dying. "For years I had told myself that all my unbridled drinking, drugging, and unsafe sex were going to lead exactly here," he wrote. "But I'd never really believed it."

I Am a Bisexual Survivor of Abuse, and I Am Here to Break the Silence

The statistics show that bisexual women are more likely to face abuse, sexual assault, and struggle with depression. Why isn't anyone talking about it?

Op-ed: Cocktails and a Letter From Mom

One man tried to hide his life from his parents, until he just couldn't hide anymore.

NY Times Nazi Article Highlights 'Banality of Evil'

One of the takeaways from the controversial Nazi profile is how easy it is for regular people to slide into lives of hate and ignorance. 

VIDEO: Who's Missing From the 'Stonewall' Trailer?

The power of the Stonewall riots lies in all of the diverse people who participated. It's a problem when the story singles out one group and erases others.

Reading the Far Right: Paranoia, Denying Racism, and Demonizing Immigrants

We found craziness aplenty in reading far-right "news" sites so you don't have to.